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Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Award Best Book of the Year -New York Public Library, Cosmopolitan, Independent Book Review  \"I tore through I Will Die in a Foreign Land... nothing has given me such a profound impression of what Ukrainians have endured as this intensely moving novel.\" Ron Charles, Washington Post  In 1913, a Russian ballet incited a riot in Paris at the new The tre de Champs-Elysees. \"Only a Russian could do that,\" says Aleksandr Ivanovich. \"Only a Russian could make the whole world go mad.\"  A century later, in November 2013, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square (Euromaidan) in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with President Vladimir Putin and Russia. The peaceful protests turned violent when military police shot live ammunition into the crowd, killing over a hundred civilians.  I Will Die in a Foreign Land is a novel that follows four individuals over the course of a volatile Ukrainian winter, as their lives are changed forever by the Euromaidan protests. Katya is a Ukrainian-American doctor stationed at a makeshift medical clinic in St. Michael's Monastery; Misha is an engineer originally from Pripyat, near Chernobyl, who has lived in Kyiv since his wife's death; Slava is a fiery young activist whose past hardships steel her determination in the face of persecution; and Aleksandr Ivanovich, a former KGB agent, climbs atop a burned-out police bus at Independence Square and plays the piano. As Katya, Misha, Slava, and Aleksandr's lives become intertwined, they each seek out love, redemption and meaning during a tumultuous and violent period.  In this dazzling debut novel, Kalani Pickhart blends narrative, folklore, journalism and Slavic history to create a moving story of beauty and love in a time of terror, I Will Die in a Foreign Land is an ambitious, intimate, and haunting portrait of human perseverance and the will to survive.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49519996141841,"sku":"GOR012585813","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49745297506577,"sku":"NGR9780857529305","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50624501285137,"sku":"GOR013504082","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52432660463889,"sku":"NLS9780857529305","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0857529307.jpg?v=1751202722"},{"product_id":"i-will-die-in-a-foreign-land-book-kalani-pickhart-9781804991640","title":"I Will Die in a Foreign Land","description":"Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Best Book of the Year - New York Public Library, Cosmopolitan, Independent Book Review  'Pickhart's story is powerful, boldly imaginative, rich in history and feeling, charged with events that have occurred since it was written - and which summon up the same force of the history that compelled an American author to write about this \"foreign land\".' The Times  2014 Kyiv, Ukraine. The city is poised on a knife-edge as tensions mount around a corrupt government's increasing ties to Russia. As protests erupt across the city, the fates of four individuals come together. Katya is a Ukrainian-American doctor stationed at a makeshift medical clinic treating wounded protesters; Misha is an engineer originally from Pripyat, near Chernobyl, grieving the death of his wife; Slava is a fiery young activist whose past hardships steel her determination; Aleksandr Ivanovich, a former KGB agent, climbs atop a burned-out bus at Independence Square and plays the piano.  In this dazzling, inventive debut novel - set during the 'Revolution of Dignity' - Kalani Pickhart weaves together a rich tapestry of voices to create a moving story about beauty, love and survival during tumultuous times.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49525959819537,"sku":"GOR013209475","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49743721660689,"sku":"NGR9781804991640","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50462892851473,"sku":"GOR013304202","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1804991643.jpg?v=1751027028"},{"product_id":"i-will-die-in-a-foreign-land-book-kalani-pickhart-9781953387080","title":"I Will Die in a Foreign Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2022 Young Lions Fiction Award, Winner.\u003cbr\u003e * A BookBrowse \"20 Best Books of 2022\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, Longlist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* An ABA \"Indie Next List\" pick for November 2021.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* \"A Best Book of 2021\"\u003c\/b\u003e --New York Public Library, Cosmopolitan\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e Independent Book Review\u003cbr\u003e * \"October 2021 Must-Reads\" --Debutiful, The Chicago Review of Books, The Millions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1913, a Russian ballet incited a riot in Paris at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées. \"Only a Russian could do that,\" says Aleksandr Ivanovich. \"Only a Russian could make the whole world go mad.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA century later, in November 2013, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with President Vladimir Putin and Russia. The peaceful protests turned violent when military police shot live ammunition into the crowd, killing over a hundred civilians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Will Die in a Foreign Land\u003c\/i\u003e follows four individuals over the course of a volatile Ukrainian winter, as their lives are forever changed by the Euromaidan protests. Katya is an Ukrainian-American doctor stationed at a makeshift medical clinic in St. Michael's Monastery; Misha is an engineer originally from Pripyat, who has lived in Kyiv since his wife's death; Slava is a fiery young activist whose past hardships steel her determination in the face of persecution; and Aleksandr Ivanovich, a former KGB agent, who climbs atop a burned-out police bus at Independence Square and plays the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Katya, Misha, Slava, and Aleksandr's lives become intertwined, they each seek their own solace during an especially tumultuous and violent period. The story is also told by a chorus of voices that incorporates folklore and narrates a turbulent Slavic history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile unfolding an especially moving story of quiet beauty and love in a time of terror, \u003ci\u003eI Will Die in a Foreign Land\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious, intimate, and haunting portrait of human perseverance and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kalani Pickhart's timely debut novel, I Will Die In a Foreign Land, is about the 2014 Ukrainian revolution which provided a pretense for Russia to annex Crimea. The story follows the experiences of several characters whose lives intersect as the country's political situation deteriorates. There's a Ukrainian-American doctor, an old KGB spy, a former mine worker, and others, and these episodes are interspersed with folk songs, news reports and historical notes. The effect--kaleidoscopic but never confusing--provides an intimate sense of a country convulsing, mourning, and somehow surviving.\"\u003cbr\u003e --CBS News, \"The Book Report: Recommendations from Washington Post critic Ron Charles\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-book-report-recommendations-from-washington-post-critic-ron-charles-february-6-2022\/\" title=\"Watch the video on CBS News featuring Kalani Pickhart#39;s I Will Die In a Foreign Land book about 2014 Ukrainian revolution and Russia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e(Watch the full video on CBS News, February 6, 2022).\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50058191307025,"sku":"CIN195338708XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50404925702417,"sku":"CIN195338708XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50899922419985,"sku":"GOR014114593","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51287566975249,"sku":"NIN9781953387080","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/195338708X.jpg?v=1751440069"},{"product_id":"i-will-die-in-a-foreign-land-book-kalani-pickhart-9781953387301","title":"I Will Die in a Foreign Land","description":"In 1913, Igor Stravinsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Rite of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées in Paris. 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